# Kennedy Center to close for two years as Trump says renovation hinges on his name

https://mins.news/en/video/60093

- NBC News, 2026-09-15 23:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lAKTLc9ptk

> The Kennedy Center board voted to immediately close the main building for a two-year renovation, hours after a federal judge blocked efforts to put President Trump’s name on it. NBC News reports on the dispute over the building’s future and naming.

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